13-letter words containing n, s, a, l, i, e
- north sea oil — oil extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
- nucleic acids — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nuisance call — an unsolicited telephone call such as a prank call or a call for telemarketing purposes
- observational — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- obsessionally — In an obsessional manner.
- occidentalism — Occidental character or characteristics.
- old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
- oligosiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any polysiloxane having a relatively small number of -Si-O- groups.
- ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- originalities — Plural form of originality.
- ornamentalism — the desire or tendency to feature ornament in the design of buildings, interiors, furnishings, etc.
- ornamentalist — A person who ornaments.
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- paddle tennis — a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.
- painterliness — the quality of being painterly
- paleosiberian — a group of languages comprising those languages of Siberia that are not affiliated with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut and including the Chukotian family and the unrelated language isolates Ket, Nivkh, and Yukaghir; Paleo-Asiatic.
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- peloponnesian — a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).
- penicillinase — any of a group of enzymes used to treat allergic reactions to penicillin
- peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pennsylvanian — of or relating to the state of Pennsylvania.
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- persian lilac — an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
- persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
- pinellas park — a city in W central Florida.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plane sailing — sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.